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Note to Media: Black Lives Matter Is Not a ‘Get Out the Vote’ Campaign

May 24, 2016Community, Voting

Last week The Washington Post published a piece about black millennials and voting, the headline of which boldly declared: “Despite Black Lives Matter, young black Americans aren’t voting in higher numbers.”

There Could Soon Be No Black Female CEOs Among America’s Largest Companies

May 23, 2016Business, Economics

Ursula Burns, the first African American woman to run a Fortune 500 company, will step down as chief executive when the struggling technology and services company splits itself in two later this year, Xerox announced Friday.

African-American Woman Named as Head of Teen Vogue

May 23, 2016May 23, 2016Art, Beauty ...

Elaine Welteroth, who made headlines when she became Teen Vogue’s first African-American beauty director, has been made the title’s new editor-in-chief.

Urban League and Griot Museum Join Forces to Keep African-American History Alive in St. Louis

May 23, 2016May 23, 2016Community, Culture ...

The Urban League of St. Louis and the Griot Museum of Black History are forming an alliance that the museum’s founder hopes will keep the museum going for generations.

Portland’s Black Residents Putting Faith in ‘Soul District’ To Counter Gentrification

May 23, 2016May 23, 2016Community, Culture

Portland’s north-east Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard is a four-lane thoroughfare peppered with general conveniences but little foot traffic.

Illinois Has The Nation’s Highest African-American Jobless Rate For Second Straight Quarter

May 21, 2016Chicago, Community ...

For the second quarter in a row, Illinois has earned the troubling distinction of having the nation’s highest African-American unemployment rate, shows a new analysis by the Economic Policy Institute.

Doctors Twice as Likely to Diagnose Black Patients with Schizophrenia, Less Likely to Treat Them – What’s the Solution?

May 21, 2016May 23, 2016Community, Culture ...

African-Americans are nearly twice as likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia than whites and less likely to receive medication to treat the condition, according to a new study published in the Psychiatric Services journal.

Famed Dancer Precious Adams Returns to Detroit Inspires Young Dancers at Ballet Detroit

May 21, 2016June 1, 2016Art, Ballet

At the Detroit Opera House, in a world where 5 days a week, sweat and determination squeeze each dancer’s muscle into hundreds of perfect plies, the young students of Ballet Detroit received a dollop of inspiration from famed ballerina, Precious Adams.

New York 5th Graders Launch Petition for 1st Black NFL Player to be Inducted in HOF: ‘We Were Thinking It Wasn’t Fair’

May 21, 2016May 21, 2016Community, Culture ...

After learning about a little-known Black football player who integrated the NFL, a New York fifth grade class started a petition demanding that Kenny Washington be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Caribbean Memory Project Crowdsources Family Histories to Preserve Region’s Cultural Heritage

May 20, 2016Caribbean, History

So you missed out on all those talks with your grandparents about what the good old days were like — or perhaps you’re curious about your family’s past and how you ended up in the Caribbean.